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2 Body The Look Next Up Dancer to Dancer Up Front Meet The Editors Wellness For Performers Performance Calendar Advertising Info Follow Dance Spirit... Meet the Beat Freaks Jen Jones January 2, 2010 ShareThis Lindsey Outthere Blaufarb Hometown: San Antonio, TX Dance Cred: Lindsey has danced backup for artists like LL Cool J, Pink, Missy Elliott and Limp Bizkit as well as in flicks like You Got Served and Love Don t Cost a Thing. Signature Style: Raw and quirky hip hop 2 of 8 12/17/09 1:43 PM

3 Freaky Fact: A self-proclaimed Air Force brat, Lindsey moved around a lot as a kid before finally settling in L.A. as an EDGE Performing Arts Center scholarship student. Marie Maryss from Paris Courchinoux Hometown: Paris, France Dance Cred: Maryss resumé reads like Billboard s Hot Hits chart: Justin Timberlake ( Rock Your Body video and I m Lovin It tour), Black-Eyed Peas ( Shut Up video), Gwen Stefani (various award show appearances) and Chris Brown (Up Close and Personal tour and Forever video), among others. Freaky Fact: Maryss scored a highly coveted gig dancing on Michael Jackson s This Is It tour in London. Teresa Rag Doll Espinosa Hometown: Dallas, TX Dance Cred: Teresa has worked with A-listers Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus as both a choreographer and backup dancer. Signature Move: Left spins ( I spin to the left constantly! ) Freaky Fact: Love Teresa s signature neon pink locks? She s been rocking that do ever since Janet 3 of 8 12/17/09 1:43 PM

4 Jackson s Velvet Rope tour. Alison Al-Star Faulki Hometown: Pembroke Pines, FL Dance Cred: Like the other Beat Freaks, Alison has danced with some of the industry s top talent, like Janet, Madonna, Britney, Pink and Missy. She s also been in films like Along Came Polly, American Beauty and You Got Served. Freaky Fact: You didn t get to see Alison on ABDC because she was traveling the world with Pink! Keeley Lock-n-Key Kaukimoce Hometown: Garland, TX Dance Cred: Keeley has danced everywhere from shows like My Wife and Kids to Wrigley s and Pepsi commercials. She s also worked with Run DMC, Christina Aguilera and the Black-Eyed Peas. Signature Move: The Leo Walk, a classic groove step created by locker Fluky Luke 4 of 8 12/17/09 1:43 PM

5 Freaky Fact: Keeley was discovered by locking legends Greg and Don Campbellock in a Dallas nightclub. Rino Rinokinawa Nakasone Razalan Hometown: Okinawa, Japan Dance Cred: Rino was one of Gwen Stefani s Harajuku Girls. She has also danced backup for Britney Spears and Janet Jackson. Freaky Facts: Rino is married to the Beat Freaks manager, LeeJ. She and Maryss are also BFF they call themselves the Geminiz as a shout-out to their June birthdays! Julie Lady Jules Urich Hometown: Boulder, CO Dance Cred: Jules many credits include ipod, Gap and Coke commercials and performances on So You Think You Can Dance and in Step Up 2. She has also worked with Jennifer Lopez, Missy Elliott and Madonna. 5 of 8 12/17/09 1:43 PM

6 Signature Move: Hand hops and the Jordan Freeze (an inverted move where one hand grabs the leg and the other supports the body in a handstand) Freaky Fact: Jules is starring in the film B-Girl (out this month) opposite Wesley Jonathan and Drew Sidora. Alex B-Girl Shorty Welch Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT Dance Cred: See Shorty spin in flicks like Stick It, Bring It On: All or Nothing and Date Movie. Signature Move: Headspins! Watch a video of Shorty spinning at dancespirit.com/videos. Freaky Fact: You saw her in DS first we featured Shorty in our Pro Portrait in November Just 19 years old, she s the youngest member of the group. Photos by Jacob Pritchard DS Exclusive: Behind-the-Scenes 6 of 8 12/17/09 1:43 PM

7 Take a look behind the scenes at our January 2010 fashion shoot! Click here for more great dance videos! Ida's Advice Click here to read 2009 winner Ida Saki's advice for future CMS hopefuls Will Wingfield goes In the Heights The former SYTYCD star is making moves on Broadway. Justin Genna's Nutcracker The Milwaukee Ballet apprentice dishes on The Nutcracker 7 of 8 12/17/09 1:43 PM

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